Erie SeaWolves to have three coaches in 2018

Thursday

Jan 11, 2018 at 3:37 PM

Hessman, Blair and Garrido to join manager Andrew Graham on field staff

Staff report

The full 2018 Erie SeaWolves field staff was announced Thursday by the Detroit Tigers.

Andrew Graham, 35, was announced as the SeaWolves' new manager earlier in the offseason, and he will be joined by Mike Hessman as hitting coach, Willie Blair as pitching coach and Santiago Garrido as a coach.

Blair, 52, will return for a third season as Erie's pitching coach, while Garrido, 28, is a former SeaWolves pitcher, including four appearances in 2017. Hessman, 39, has the most career home runs in Minor League Baseball history with 433. He was a longtime player for Triple-A Toledo.

This is the first time in franchise history that the SeaWolves have three coaches instead of two, in addition to the manager.